Thursday, August 23, 2012

7:31 AM

The latest Quinnipiac University/CBS News/New York Times
Swing State Poll found what pollsters call a “micro-bump” for Mitt Romney in Wisconsin and
Florida with the selection of Paul Ryan as his running mate, but not Ohio.The president continued to have the edge in all three
states. In Wisconsin, he was backed by 49 percent of respondents, compared to
47 percent who supported Romney. Two weeks ago, prior to Ryan’s selection
for the presidential ticket, Obama led in Wisconsin 51-45.In the U.S.
Senate race, the poll found Tommy Thompson leading Tammy Baldwin 50-44, including
54-39 among independents. The survey also found Thompson, the former guv,
starts out the race with a name ID edge on Baldwin, the U.S. rep.The poll also found Obama had a 51-45 favorability rating
among likely voters compared to 44-43 for Romney. Ryan’s split was 44-35, while
Joe Biden’s was 35-42.The survey was conducted Aug. 15-21 of 1,190 likely voters
using live interviews of those with land lines and cell phones. It had a margin
of error of plus or minus 2.8 percentage points.-- By JR Ross